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#ifndef _NTPSAPI_H
// Threads
#if (PHNT_MODE != PHNT_MODE_KERNEL)
NTSYSCALLAPI
NTSTATUS
NTAPI
NtOpenThread(
_Out_ PHANDLE ThreadHandle,
_In_ ACCESS_MASK DesiredAccess,
_In_ POBJECT_ATTRIBUTES ObjectAttributes,
_In_opt_ PCLIENT_ID ClientId
);
View code on GitHub#ifndef _NTZWAPI_H
NTSYSCALLAPI
NTSTATUS
NTAPI
ZwOpenThread(
_Out_ PHANDLE ThreadHandle,
_In_ ACCESS_MASK DesiredAccess,
_In_ POBJECT_ATTRIBUTES ObjectAttributes,
_In_opt_ PCLIENT_ID ClientId
);
View code on GitHubOpens a handle to an existing thread. This function is documented in Windows SDK.
ThreadHandle - a pointer to a variable that receives a handle to the thread.DesiredAccess - the requested access mask.ObjectAttributes - a pointer to an OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES structure that specifies attributes of the handle. Use InitializeObjectAttributes to initialize this structure.ClientId - a pointer to the variable that indicates the client ID of the thread to open. You can omit the process part of the structure by specifying NULL in UniqueProcess.| Access mask | Use |
|---|---|
THREAD_TERMINATE |
Allows terminating the thread via NtTerminateThread. |
THREAD_SUSPEND_RESUME |
Allows suspending and resuming the thread via NtSuspendThread and NtResumeThread, respectively. |
THREAD_ALERT |
Allows waking the thread from an alertable wait via NtAlertThread. |
THREAD_GET_CONTEXT |
Allows retrieving the context (set of registers) of the thread via NtGetContextThread. |
THREAD_SET_CONTEXT |
Allows changing the context of the thread via NtSetContextThread and queuing APCs via NtQueueApcThread. |
THREAD_SET_INFORMATION |
Allows setting most information classes via NtSetInformationThread. |
THREAD_QUERY_INFORMATION |
Allows querying most information classes via NtQueryInformationThread. |
THREAD_SET_THREAD_TOKEN |
Allows setting thread impersonation token via NtSetInformationThread with ThreadImpersonationToken. |
THREAD_IMPERSONATE |
Allows using the thread as a server during direct impersonation via NtImpersonateThread. |
THREAD_DIRECT_IMPERSONATION |
Allows using the thread as a client during direct impersonation via NtImpersonateThread. |
THREAD_SET_LIMITED_INFORMATION |
Allows setting some information classes via NtSetInformationThread. The system automatically includes this right if the caller requested THREAD_SET_INFORMATION. |
THREAD_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION |
Allows querying some information classes via NtQueryInformationThread. The system automatically includes this right if the caller requested THREAD_QUERY_INFORMATION. |
THREAD_RESUME |
Allows resuming the thread via NtResumeThread. The system automatically includes this right if the caller requested THREAD_SUSPEND_RESUME. |
THREAD_ALL_ACCESS |
All of the above plus standard rights. |
This function bypasses some access checks if the caller has the SeDebugPrivilege enabled.
To avoid retaining unused resources, call NtClose to close the returned handle when it is no longer required.
Instead of opening the current thread, consider using the NtCurrentThread pseudo-handle.